Audio CD review:
Tears for Fears - Famous Last Words: The Collection

Tears for Fears - Famous Last Words: The Collection

Band: Tears for Fears Title: Famous Last Words: The Collection Rating: Release Date: 21 May, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Pharaohs (Single Version) 2: Brian Wilson Said 3: New Star 4: The Way You Are 5: Break It Down Again 6: Sowing The Seeds Of Love 7: Lord Of Karma 8: Ideas As Opiates 9: Suffer The Children 10: When In Love With A Blind Man 11: We Are Broken 12: Cold 13: Year Of The Knife 14: Famous Last Words 15: The Big Chair 16: Deja-Vu And The Sins Of Science 17: Ghost Papa 18: Shout 19: Mothers Talk 20: I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording) 21: Head Over Heels 22: Advice For The Young At Heart 23: Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down) 24: Mad World 25: Change (Radio Edit) 26: Everybody Wants To Rule The World 27: Woman In Chains 28: Tears Roll Down 29: The Prisoner 30: The Body Wah 31: The Marauders 32: The Hurting 33: Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams 34: Empire Building 35: The Conflict

Customer Reviews ANOTHER COMPILATION! i still rate this album four stars for its content. and yet, another compilation form the quintessential british band tears for fears. but for someone like me who has bought the "better" compilation earlier, this is nothing but an excess for a true TFF fan. buy it: if you have no TFF collection yet. this would serve as your ultimate collection as of date. avoid it: if you have already collected previous releases such as the digitally remastered first three albums (the hurting, songs from the big chair, sowing the seeds of love), their first b-sides collection (saturnine, martial and lunatic), roland's solo album (elemental; under the name of TFF), curt's solo (soul on board), and the recently released "songs from the big chair - deluxe edition" for additional rariies and 12" remixes! clearly, you already have all the tracks for this latest compilation (with the exemption of "ghost papa") with the hit "pale shelter" missing. all i mentioned above were "digitially remastered," thus, assuring the customer of clear sonic sound. i guess my favorite band has been spreading themselves too thin lately, releasing compilation year after year since 2002's japan-only compilation "the best remixes. " i still recommend it, if only for the content, and because it's still true TFF fashion. but if you already have all, no need to buy this. on dvd, i also recommend "scenes from the big chair. " TFF will always be one of the best bands to come out in the 80's. i am glad they are still here. TFF Hits & Rare Tracks For some odd reason they left off "Pale shelter". I give it 4 stars because it contains more "B" sides then hits, I would recommend the "Gold" album first & this one second. They might have been wise to put that one on either in its original 7" format (which is far different then any album version) or deleted a few "B" sides & added a few more great album tracks. Nevertheless, it is a nice package & could have used a third disc & liner notes with more information on ALL the tracks. Search "Judemac Forever" on msn. . You can see a complete list of all Tears for Fears discography, or go back to the Tears for Fears tabs